City Council

(21) 21-1372 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to accepting Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) grant funds, amending the standard agreement for HICAP, and executing a contract with the Center for Health Care Rights (CHCR) for HICAP-related services. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Aging (LADOA), or designee, to accept the HICAP 2122-25 (HI-2122-25) grant funds; to execute Standard Agreement Hl-2122-25 Amendment No. 2 with California Department of Aging (CDA), and any unilateral amendments to the subgrant agreement, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, and in compliance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 14.8 et seq. (City grant regulations); and, to APPROVE the HICAP-2122-25 Budget. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to negotiate and amend the existing contract with the CHCR, C-141824, by adding $6,839 for a total contract amount of $465,989, for the time period, July 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to execute a twelve-month agreement with CHCR in the amount of $608,364, for the time period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: Increase and appropriate $6,839 within the HICAP Fund No. 47Y in Account No. 02WD01, titled "HICAP 9 Months." Establish new accounts and appropriate $618,680 within the HICAP Fund No. 47Y as follows: Account Title Amount 02W102 AGING $10,316 02YD14 HICAP SHIP 175,968 02WD12 HICAP 12 MONTH 432,396 Total: $ 618,680 Increase appropriations within Fund No. 100/02 and transfer funds on an as needed basis as follows: Fund/Dept Account Title Amount From: 47Y/02 02W102 Aging $10,316 To: 100/02 001010 Salaries-General $10,316 Establish new accounts and appropriate $30,947 effective July 1, 2023 within the HICAP Fund No. 47Y in Account No. 02Y1 02, titled "Aging." Increase the appropriations within the Fund No. 100/02 and transfer funds on an as needed basis as follows effective July 1, 2023: Fund/Dept Account Title Amount From: 47Y/02 02Y102 Aging $30,947 To: 100/02 001010 Salaries-General $30,947 Expend funds upon proper demand of the General Manager, LADOA, or designee. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and any necessary technical adjustments that are consistent with the Mayor and Council actions on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. RECEIVE and FILE the LADOA report dated December 8, 2022, attached to the Council file. Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOA reports that the proposed action involves the allocation of HICAP Grant Funding from the CDA. There is no additional impact to the City General Fund.